Feature Articles

Changes are happening on the northern busway involving an upgrade to the Constellation Bus Station. It now features pick up and drop off zones in both north and southbound directions with a pedestrian over-bridge for pedestrians to access the northern platform.

The Waka Kotahi New Zealand...

Two Christchurch high schools, severely damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, have been rebuilt in a state of the art combined, ultimate campus in North Brighton – a first of its kind in New Zealand.

Shirley Boys’ and Avonside Girls’ High School, known as the Orua Paeroa campus,...

Designing a Visual and Performing Arts Centre with its diverse demands is a complicated task but the challenges are amplified when it fronts a street in an inner-city residential area.

When Cameron Grindlay, of Dwelling Architectural Design, started assembling the design brief for the new...

One of the latest historic buildings in Christchurch to be successfully restored following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes is St Peter’s Anglican Church in Upper Riccarton, now the oldest Anglican stone church in the city.

First consecrated back in 1858, the Gothic style church suffered...

A new entrance and ticket office at Cardrona Skifield is the latest development in a masterplan to improve the visitor experience.

Architects Warren and Mahoney have been involved for many years in the rejuvenation and refinement of the buildings themselves and the layout of the site....

Cambridge Stud, New Zealand’s premier thoroughbred facility has undergone significant enlargement and enhancement since new owners took over in 2018.
Brendan and Jo Lindsay, last year’s Owners of the Year at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Awards, have inspired the comprehensive revamp of the...

Two architects with complementary practices joined forces with a Dunedin client to achieve an enjoyable and collaborative solution for an ambitious design project on the Roseneath Peninsula.

The site provided significant challenges. The urban fringe location between Port Chalmers...

For Sir John Kirwan, the beachside town of Waihi is akin to a spiritual home. The sporting great and keen surfer spent countless holidays and weekends in the town since his parents bought their Waihi bach when he was just 8 years old. 

Kirwan and his wife Fiorella originally built a...

The owners sought a place that reminded them of their former hilly and windy site, overlooking the sea in Wellington while connecting to their new home in Christchurch. The north facing site on the last recorded lava flow on Banks Peninsula gave them everything.

The design echoes a...

Located near the coastal holiday town of Pauanui, this new Bach makes use of an innovative, smart and quick construction technique.

Looking at this beachside Bach, it is hard to believe it could be built in just five weeks. While a little smaller than some of the sprawling Bach’s in this...

Located in a small industrial park just off the highway on the outskirts of Raglan, Two Sheds is a mixed-use development that has been turning heads due to its simple but effective design. The project by Hamilton-based Red Architecture comprises two shed forms with attached office or residential...